Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-11
Local News.

John Grass, .Jr., left for Chicago on
Wednesday, where he has secured a
| situation.
Ed. Perkins, overseer of the County
farm, made the Democrat Office pleas
ant call on Thursday.
Miss Annie Meloy, of Shullsburg,
spent Saturday and Sunday in this city,
visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Frank COttle, of Pierre, Dakota,
| is visiting friends in this city, the
guest of Mrs. r.. J. Penhallegon, Jr.
Henry and Herman Grunow, sons Of
the late Dr. Grunow, of Mifiin, were
in town on Monday, and made The
Democrat Office a call.
Miss Amy Hutchinson, teacher of
vocal or instrumental music and
thorough Bass. Terms reasonable
Apply at residence of Jas. Hutchinson.
The members of the Mineral Point
Dance club will hold their last social
hop for the season at the Opera House
on Tuesday evening, Feb Is.
VIII Haskell has accepted position
in Mineral Point as telegraph operator
under Mr. Snow. The Platteville young
people will miss him much.-Platte-
vile Witness.
George p. Harker, formerly Of this
city, but now of Spirit Lake, Iowa, has
been in town the past week. He is
selling rights for the manufacture and
sale of a patent weather strip.
Mrs. James Schaffer and daughter,
of MazoManie, arrived here on We'd
nesday evening, having heen called
here by the illness of Mrs. Schaffer's
father, Rev. Joseph Hewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Webber started
for BaraboO on Wednesday morning, to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Webber's
half brother II. ID. Evans, who recently
died at Meriden, Iowa.
The outgoing passenger train on
Monday morning was delayed for some
time at CalamiEe on account of high
water, and also at Gratiot on account
of the bridge being damaged by ice.
The water was very high at Gratiot on
Tuesday, but has since subsidized.
The ladies of Trinity Church. Miner
al Point, will give "corn festival
at the residence of Hon. Alex. Wilson,
on Monday evening, Feb. II. 1887.
st. Valentines Day. Admission %
cents, including supper.
Frank II. James has sold his harness
shop and business to John Il. Osborne,
who is a practical harness maker and
will carry on the business at James
ole stand. We understand that Frank
intends to remove to Wyoming Terri
tory.
Gospel meetings are held daily at
the Nj. L. Church. There is bible study
and prayer meeting every afternoon at
, O'Clock, and preaching every evening
at Z o'clock. The meetings are largely
attended and great deal of interest
is manifested in the work.
Remember that T. f. Blackstone, of
Shullsburg, will hold great sale of
thoroughbred stock at his Inglewood
stock farm on Thursday, Feb. 2i. All
persons desiring catalogues giving ped
igree of each animal can obtain them
by applying to Mr.. Blackstone.
$. S, James, jeweler, last week ex-
and jewelry for :. j. Wright's home
stead in this city. Mr.. James has
since sold the homestead to w. H.
Smith, and Mr.. Wright has disposed of
his jewelry stock to his brother LOTUS
l.. Wright, of Spencer, Iowa.
Mrs. Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert
Spensley and children, and Miss Maud
Trippe, attended by Miss Rose Neon
nell. started this, Thursday morning
for Pass Christian, Mississippi. Mr..
Spensley expects to return home in
about two weeks. The others will re-
main at Pass Christian until about the
middle of April:
Walter Pollock, of Lancaster. who
has lately been employed rs a member
of the city staff of The Milwaukee
Sentinel, will soon start Il new paper
which will be called The Mining News.
1t will be devoted to the iron interests
of the northwest and will be published
in Milwaukee, the first number to
appear about March LIST.
The valentine season is at hand and
the book stores have on sale large stocks
of goods suitable to the trade. AL
though st. Valentines day itself does
not come until Monday next. many of
the young folks began early in the
week TO purchase large numbers Of
outlandish pictures to present to their
friends and enemies upon that occasion.
\ literary and musical entertain
ment will be given at Darlington on
Friday evening, Feb. Is. The enter
tainment will consist of readings and
recitations by Miss Carrie Mack, of
Monroe, and music by Prof. G.. Knee
land and Miss n. Booth, violinists;
Prof. Metcalf. pianist; and Misses
Winnie Garden, kittie Meeker, Flor
euce Foster, vocalists. \ dance will
be given after the entertainment.
Edwin Jacobs, of the town of Argyle,
recently shot his son stephen, who, to-
gether with his wife, lived with the
elder Jacobs, on a farm belonging TO
the latter. 1t is said that the family
| We're ut breakfast when the father ac-
cused the son of trying to beat him
out of his property, and taking down
a gun, shot, striking the son in the
right leg, with buokshot. When the
| father realized what he had done he
| repented of the act, and hitohed up
his team and took stephen to the vii
lage of Argyle, to have his wounds
| dressed by doctor. The would be
murderer tried to excuse the crime on
the ground of temporary insanity. On
this point he had hearing before
Judge Rose, at Darlington on Tuesday
of last week. Physicians pronounced
him sane, and he was committed to
jail.
DR.. W. II. Carson, having made ar
engagements to remove his dental office
from Dodgeville to Mineral Point. will
be permanently located in that city
about Feb. /, 1887. The Doctor has
been practicing dentistry in Dodgeville
for about two years, and during that
time has accumulated a large and lu-
crative practice here; and were it not
for an accommodating desire to yield
| to the earnest solicitation of the citi-
zens of Mineral Point, many of whom
already have reasons for approaching
his skill in his profession, he would be
pleased to remain in Dodgeville among
his old friends and patrons, While
here the Doctor has given universal